How on earth do you ship a live tortoise safely and with a reasonable cost? I saw USPS only guarantees a 2-3 day delivery and it looks like UPS wants hundreds of dollars (though I could be calculating it all wrong) How does everyone else do it? I received a tort once and I was boiling mad over...
oh goodness. I wasn't very clear. There is no charge for the torts but it would be nice if whoever gets them would pay for the shipping. I'm not even sure how to ship them so it would be awesome to find out what everyone else does. I am away from home but I can post some pics later. We've had a...
Sadly, the USMC has permanently relocated us to New England and my babies already survived one Mass winter. I can't keep doing this to them. They aren't cut out for this part of the country. I have a redfoot who is estimated at 4 yrs old (we bought them at the pet store when they were larger) a...
That's true. We moved from NC to MA and there's a huge humidity difference. Gracie didn't whistle until we moved. I had a hard time controlling the humidity. They can't go outside yet. It's too cold still.
I bought a yellow foot and a red foot at the pet store that both had pyramiding. I've stuck with the redfoots.com advice and the rf Gracie's have become less noticable since she's grown. I worry about Rex though (the yf) Her's have actually gotten worse and she's grown a lot faster than Gracie...
This is wild! LOL I never gave this any thought. They eat the craziest things sometimes. I used to use forest bark from zoomed and Gracie used to love to eat it when I would put fresh in. My hubs once saw her eat a rather large piece and never batted an eye. I was sooooo happy she didn't get...
Live by the redfoots.com advice. It is the redfoot bible. My babies are doing fantastic. When I got them from the pet store, they both had pyramiding but since they've grown, the pyramids are not as bad and they are happy little buggers and much healthier. Diet is key though- 2 days of veggies...
Gracie used to hide all the time. When I would take her out to exercise or give her some sweet mommy lovin's, she would bolt for the nearest and darkest spot. She was like a cat. I had to earn her trust. Now, she still hides but she's curious and comes out quite a bit. However, she still won't...
I took Gracie to the vet for a whistle thinking it was a respiratory infection but she was given a clean bill of health. She doesn't do it anymore though. Does she have any mucus in her nostrils? We lost our first hatchling to a respiratory infection and we were only aware something was wrong...
Gracie is doing wonderful now. Her appetite is returning and she's begininning to be curious again. It's the strangest thing though. Gracie (rf) and Rex (yf) have gotten closer since Duncan died. They sleep together now and "snuggle" When Gracie was separated from Rex to go to the vet, they were...
Yeah, I checked out redfoots.com last night and found out what that was on Duncan's underside. It was traces of the yolk sack and he never lost his egg tooth. He was in bad shape when I got him. Also, I will be changing to that moss soon (I hope) I need to find it first. I assume it will be at...
Thanks for the advice. Duncan died the day after I posted. Gracie-my redfoot- started showing signs that Duncan had earlier. We thought he was just a lazy or relaxed baby. Turns out he probably had parasites. Gracie has them now. He had always behaved the same way since we got him, but then...
Hi everyone! It's great to find a forum just for my babies. I have 2 yellow foots- Rex and Duncan- and one red foot named Gracie. Duncan is my little hatchling. We call him "the narc" for narcaleptic. He can fall asleep anytime, anywhere. I am new to torts but I am in love!